Nathan Venema π¨π¦
@nathanvenema.bsky.social
Born and, one way or another, will die π¨π¦
Canadians are born all over the world, it just sometimes takes them a bit of time to get here
All opinions my own
Canadians are born all over the world, it just sometimes takes them a bit of time to get here
All opinions my own
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In light of the United States turning it's back on the West and giving #Ukraine the biggest middle finger I've ever seen, outside aid is more important than ever.
If it is within your means, consider supporting the Eastern bastion of the Western world:
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If it is within your means, consider supporting the Eastern bastion of the Western world:
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Yup.
Fine the assholes, but then we should also charge them for the cost of fixing the damage. Enough messing around: you want to commit arson by setting fire to the brush, you should cover the cost the public incurs to ameliorate the damage you caused
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Fine the assholes, but then we should also charge them for the cost of fixing the damage. Enough messing around: you want to commit arson by setting fire to the brush, you should cover the cost the public incurs to ameliorate the damage you caused
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Man charged with arson, fined $150K for allegedly setting brush fires in St. John's | CBC News
A 20-year-old man has been fined $150,000 and charged with arson following a string of brush fires in downtown St. John's on Tuesday night.
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August 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Yup.
Fine the assholes, but then we should also charge them for the cost of fixing the damage. Enough messing around: you want to commit arson by setting fire to the brush, you should cover the cost the public incurs to ameliorate the damage you caused
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Fine the assholes, but then we should also charge them for the cost of fixing the damage. Enough messing around: you want to commit arson by setting fire to the brush, you should cover the cost the public incurs to ameliorate the damage you caused
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
But even on the content, it's incredibly interesting to begin to grasp how this element of society views the world.
There's a LOT to unpack. But I think the single most important thing anyone who cares about stopping these people can do, is understand where they're coming from
There's a LOT to unpack. But I think the single most important thing anyone who cares about stopping these people can do, is understand where they're coming from
August 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
But even on the content, it's incredibly interesting to begin to grasp how this element of society views the world.
There's a LOT to unpack. But I think the single most important thing anyone who cares about stopping these people can do, is understand where they're coming from
There's a LOT to unpack. But I think the single most important thing anyone who cares about stopping these people can do, is understand where they're coming from
I HIGHLY recommend listening to this conversation. Both for the content - which can be hard to listen to - and for the tactics Klein uses to dissect the ideology
I'd call this a master class in giving the other guys as much rope as they need to hang themselves.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_P...
I'd call this a master class in giving the other guys as much rope as they need to hang themselves.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_P...
The Man Driving the Nationalist Revival on the Right | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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August 2, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I HIGHLY recommend listening to this conversation. Both for the content - which can be hard to listen to - and for the tactics Klein uses to dissect the ideology
I'd call this a master class in giving the other guys as much rope as they need to hang themselves.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_P...
I'd call this a master class in giving the other guys as much rope as they need to hang themselves.
music.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_P...
The USAers aren't okay.
Leaving aside that the NSA has no role in auditing elections, and that the CIA is a foreign intelligence agency rather than a domestic one, we now live in a world where USAers believe any election that wasn't won by their team was stolen.
I want off this rollercoaster
Leaving aside that the NSA has no role in auditing elections, and that the CIA is a foreign intelligence agency rather than a domestic one, we now live in a world where USAers believe any election that wasn't won by their team was stolen.
I want off this rollercoaster
August 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
The USAers aren't okay.
Leaving aside that the NSA has no role in auditing elections, and that the CIA is a foreign intelligence agency rather than a domestic one, we now live in a world where USAers believe any election that wasn't won by their team was stolen.
I want off this rollercoaster
Leaving aside that the NSA has no role in auditing elections, and that the CIA is a foreign intelligence agency rather than a domestic one, we now live in a world where USAers believe any election that wasn't won by their team was stolen.
I want off this rollercoaster
Well that's quite something. Honestly, I wasn't sure I'd live to see it
Now comes the hard part: what does a Palestinian state actually look like? What will our stance be on the status of Jerusalem? And how much does any of this matter without Israel at the table?
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Now comes the hard part: what does a Palestinian state actually look like? What will our stance be on the status of Jerusalem? And how much does any of this matter without Israel at the table?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada plans to recognize Palestinian state in September, Carney says | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will recognize a Palestinian state in September if the West Bank's governing body agrees to certain conditions.
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July 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Well that's quite something. Honestly, I wasn't sure I'd live to see it
Now comes the hard part: what does a Palestinian state actually look like? What will our stance be on the status of Jerusalem? And how much does any of this matter without Israel at the table?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Now comes the hard part: what does a Palestinian state actually look like? What will our stance be on the status of Jerusalem? And how much does any of this matter without Israel at the table?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Alright Alberta! Time to show us what you've got. If this referendum actually happens, and passes, I promise to never again make jokes about Alberta being the bastard child of Texas and Florida
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Petition for referendum to ensure Alberta remains in Canada approved by Elections Alberta | CBC News
On Wednesday, Chief Electoral OfficerΒ Gordon McClure announced that Albertans can now begin signing the petition for the 'Alberta Forever Canada' citizen initiative.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Alright Alberta! Time to show us what you've got. If this referendum actually happens, and passes, I promise to never again make jokes about Alberta being the bastard child of Texas and Florida
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I'm struggling with this one.
On the one hand, good that the bike lanes stay.
On the other, if it's unconstitutional to remove bike lanes, which municipality is ever again going to approve building them to begin with?
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On the one hand, good that the bike lanes stay.
On the other, if it's unconstitutional to remove bike lanes, which municipality is ever again going to approve building them to begin with?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
An Ontario court has deemed the province's plan to remove three major Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm struggling with this one.
On the one hand, good that the bike lanes stay.
On the other, if it's unconstitutional to remove bike lanes, which municipality is ever again going to approve building them to begin with?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
On the one hand, good that the bike lanes stay.
On the other, if it's unconstitutional to remove bike lanes, which municipality is ever again going to approve building them to begin with?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prime Ministers seeking out advice from their predecessors - ALL of them - should become the norm
I'm about as far from a fan of Harper as one can get, but more of this can only be healthy for our democracy and our society writ large
I'm about as far from a fan of Harper as one can get, but more of this can only be healthy for our democracy and our society writ large
Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, advises looking outside U.S.
Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, advises looking outside U.S.
Former prime minister Stephen Harper says heβs urging Ottawa to find new trading partners outside the United States.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Prime Ministers seeking out advice from their predecessors - ALL of them - should become the norm
I'm about as far from a fan of Harper as one can get, but more of this can only be healthy for our democracy and our society writ large
I'm about as far from a fan of Harper as one can get, but more of this can only be healthy for our democracy and our society writ large
Any CPC scrutineer who would allow those through is someone I'd definitely want to have a beer with π
July 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Any CPC scrutineer who would allow those through is someone I'd definitely want to have a beer with π
Me and my inner dialogue every time I play any Paradox game ever lmao
You want me to play EU IV and just... run the risk of NOT getting the Burgundian inheritance??? Wild
You want me to play EU IV and just... run the risk of NOT getting the Burgundian inheritance??? Wild
July 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Me and my inner dialogue every time I play any Paradox game ever lmao
You want me to play EU IV and just... run the risk of NOT getting the Burgundian inheritance??? Wild
You want me to play EU IV and just... run the risk of NOT getting the Burgundian inheritance??? Wild
Or maybe there are other ways to do it through the AFN? Maybe we need to bring them into our political system and allocate House or Senate seats?
Idk, but the current "system of consultation" is both wholly inadequate and also not at all a "system" so like something has to change
Idk, but the current "system of consultation" is both wholly inadequate and also not at all a "system" so like something has to change
July 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Or maybe there are other ways to do it through the AFN? Maybe we need to bring them into our political system and allocate House or Senate seats?
Idk, but the current "system of consultation" is both wholly inadequate and also not at all a "system" so like something has to change
Idk, but the current "system of consultation" is both wholly inadequate and also not at all a "system" so like something has to change
Like "meaningful consultation" CANNOT mean the Government has to speak to every individual member of every individual band. There needs to be governance mechanisms for consultation that everyone agrees are legitimate, and I'm wondering if there are like Premier-equivalents who should be at the CoF?
July 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Like "meaningful consultation" CANNOT mean the Government has to speak to every individual member of every individual band. There needs to be governance mechanisms for consultation that everyone agrees are legitimate, and I'm wondering if there are like Premier-equivalents who should be at the CoF?
They definitely need a seat; the question is who, and at what table?
We've put a lot of words into "meaningful consultation", but there's been very little political attention paid to building the MECHANISMS to actually do it. And I think that's a First Nations issue just as much as ours tbh
We've put a lot of words into "meaningful consultation", but there's been very little political attention paid to building the MECHANISMS to actually do it. And I think that's a First Nations issue just as much as ours tbh
July 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
They definitely need a seat; the question is who, and at what table?
We've put a lot of words into "meaningful consultation", but there's been very little political attention paid to building the MECHANISMS to actually do it. And I think that's a First Nations issue just as much as ours tbh
We've put a lot of words into "meaningful consultation", but there's been very little political attention paid to building the MECHANISMS to actually do it. And I think that's a First Nations issue just as much as ours tbh
Funny enough, as long as a poll worker can reasonably interpret "Piarre Polyvaire" as "Pierre Poilievre", and the scrutineers agree, the ballot will still count. Discernable intent is the legal name of our ballot-counting game
July 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Funny enough, as long as a poll worker can reasonably interpret "Piarre Polyvaire" as "Pierre Poilievre", and the scrutineers agree, the ballot will still count. Discernable intent is the legal name of our ballot-counting game
Hopefully they do this every time the Longest Ballot Committee decides to rear its silly little head.
I'm all for this one
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I'm all for this one
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Write-in ballots to be used in Alberta byelection due to record number of candidates | CBC News
Elections Canada says voters will need to write in their desired candidateΒ during the upcoming byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot to avoid a massive ballot with more than 200 names.
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July 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Hopefully they do this every time the Longest Ballot Committee decides to rear its silly little head.
I'm all for this one
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
I'm all for this one
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Idk, I'd bet the Americans would help after they finally also come to the conclusion that refusing would be unthinkable.
Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted
Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted
July 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Idk, I'd bet the Americans would help after they finally also come to the conclusion that refusing would be unthinkable.
Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted
Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted
Not surprised.
Since the beginning, I had a hard time believing their actions rose to the level of a criminal offense. That said, it's still disgusting behaviour and I truly hope the fact of the trial alone dissuades other high-level athletes from doing the same things
www.cbc.ca/9.6842381
Since the beginning, I had a hard time believing their actions rose to the level of a criminal offense. That said, it's still disgusting behaviour and I truly hope the fact of the trial alone dissuades other high-level athletes from doing the same things
www.cbc.ca/9.6842381
All 5 former Hockey Canada players found not guilty of sexual assault | CBC
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July 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Not surprised.
Since the beginning, I had a hard time believing their actions rose to the level of a criminal offense. That said, it's still disgusting behaviour and I truly hope the fact of the trial alone dissuades other high-level athletes from doing the same things
www.cbc.ca/9.6842381
Since the beginning, I had a hard time believing their actions rose to the level of a criminal offense. That said, it's still disgusting behaviour and I truly hope the fact of the trial alone dissuades other high-level athletes from doing the same things
www.cbc.ca/9.6842381
A good read.
It also has me wondering - and it's likely ignorance on my end - if FNIM want a seat at the Council of the Federation, which isn't a bad idea at all, who would even be a Premier-equivalent? Does a legitimate socio-political equivalent exist?
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c180df1...
It also has me wondering - and it's likely ignorance on my end - if FNIM want a seat at the Council of the Federation, which isn't a bad idea at all, who would even be a Premier-equivalent? Does a legitimate socio-political equivalent exist?
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c180df1...
Premiers say buy-in needed from Indigenous leaders on major projects
First Nations leaders split on support for resource development in their communities; call for meeting with premiers and Prime Minister
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July 22, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A good read.
It also has me wondering - and it's likely ignorance on my end - if FNIM want a seat at the Council of the Federation, which isn't a bad idea at all, who would even be a Premier-equivalent? Does a legitimate socio-political equivalent exist?
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c180df1...
It also has me wondering - and it's likely ignorance on my end - if FNIM want a seat at the Council of the Federation, which isn't a bad idea at all, who would even be a Premier-equivalent? Does a legitimate socio-political equivalent exist?
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c180df1...
What a brilliant way to make sure absolutely no vulnerable person ever gets to rent again. Brilliant move Ontario. Just brilliant.
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Ontario wants to make landlords liable for preventing drug activity on their property | CBC News
Supportive housing providers say a new Ontario law that would make landlords responsible for preventing certain kinds of drug-related activity in their units could threaten their ability to house thos...
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July 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What a brilliant way to make sure absolutely no vulnerable person ever gets to rent again. Brilliant move Ontario. Just brilliant.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There are still rules. The very fact Russia hasn't used a nuclear weapon means some rules still very much do apply
July 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
There are still rules. The very fact Russia hasn't used a nuclear weapon means some rules still very much do apply
Some days everyone just needs the reminder
July 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Some days everyone just needs the reminder
To be fair, it's hard to take someone's opinion seriously when their handle is something like "yourmom42069"
But yeah in general I'd agree with you
But yeah in general I'd agree with you
July 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
To be fair, it's hard to take someone's opinion seriously when their handle is something like "yourmom42069"
But yeah in general I'd agree with you
But yeah in general I'd agree with you